Mitochondrial DNA divergence and phylogeography in western Palaearctic Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): How many species are there?

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Sperling ◽  
Vazrick Nazari
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
The Past ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Incomplete Sampling

AbstractWe inferred the phylogeny and historical biogeography of Parnassiinae species from the western Palaearctic using 825 bp DNA sequence from the mitochondrial protein-coding gene cytochrome oxidase I. Investigation of genetic variation revealed several cases of overlap in extent of divergence between traditionally applied taxonomic ranks. In particular, we found deep divergences between populations of Archon apollinus (Herbst) from Turkey and Israel, Zerynthia rumina (Linnaeus) from Spain and North Africa, Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller) from Italy and other parts of its range, and Hypermnestra helios (Nickerl) from Iran and Central Asia. Due to incomplete sampling and weak morphological support, we only report the possibility of more than one species within each of these four taxa. The origin of ancestral Archon and Allancastria/Zerynthia is found to lie in the Iranian region. Diversification within genera is postulated to be the result of complex tectonic interactions between Eurasia and Africa during the past 20 million years, involving multiple dispersal and vicariance events.

scholarly journals Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of Bluespotted seabream, Pagrus caeruleostictus (Perciformes: Sparidae)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyamfua Afriyie ◽  
Yusong Guo ◽  
Felix K.A Kuebutornye ◽  
Christian Ayisi Larbi ◽  
Zhongduo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Illumina Hiseq ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna Sequence ◽  
Rna Genes ◽  
Pagrus Caeruleostictus

Abstract Background Bluespotted seabream, Pagrus caeruleostictus is a benthopelagic marine species found in tropical regions and a member of the family Sparidae and genus Pagrus . In this article, a mitochondrial DNA sequence by high-throughput technique, Illumina Hiseq, was carried out on muscle of the above species and determined the complete mitogenome. Samples were obtained from species collected from the coast of Ghana, West Africa.Results The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence was 16,653 bases pairs in length (GenBank Accession number: MN319701) and comprises of 37 genes; 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes as well as a control region as in a typical vertebrate mitochondrial DNA gene. The phylogenetic analysis showed P. caeruleostictus clustered with the clade of P. auriga. Conclusion This research will serve as the foundation for molecular genetic studies of Ghanaian fish species. Moreover, it will contribute to the phylogenetics of class Actinopterygii, order Spariformes, family Sparidae and genus Pagrus.

Mitochondrial DNA Medicine

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore DiMauro
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Point Mutations ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis ◽  
Mitochondrial Genetics ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Mitochondrial Medicine

The small, maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has turned out to be a hotbed of pathogenic mutations: 15 years into the era of ‘mitochondrial medicine’, over 150 pathogenic point mutations and countless rearrangements have been associated with a variety of multisystemic or tissue-specific human diseases. MtDNA-related disorders can be divided into two major groups: those due to mutations in genes affecting mitochondrial protein synthesis in toto and those due to mutations in specific protein-coding genes. Here we review the mitochondrial genetics and the clinical features of the mtDNA-related diseases.

scholarly journals Phylogeny of water birds inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences of nine protein coding genes

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsendsesmee Lkhagvajav Treutlein ◽  
Javier Gonzalez ◽  
Michael Wink
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Sister Relationship ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Water Bird ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Reconstruction Methods ◽  
Mtdna Sequence ◽  
Water Birds

Background: The phylogeny of birds which are adapted to aquatic environments is controversial because of convergent evolution. Methods: To understand water bird evolution in more detail, we sequenced the majority of mitochondrial protein coding genes (6699 nucleotides in length) of 14 water birds, and reconstructed their phylogeny in the context of other taxa across the whole class of birds for which complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were available. Results: The water bird clade, as defined by Hackett et al. (2008) based on nuclear DNA (ncDNA) sequences, was also found in our study by Bayesian Inference (BI) and Maximum Likelihood (ML) analyses. In both reconstruction methods, genera belonging to the same family generally clustered together with moderate to high statistical support. Above the family level, we identified three monophyletic groups: one clade consisting of Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae and Diomedeidae, and a second clade consisting of Sulidae, Anhingidae and Phalacrocoracidae, and a third clade consisting of Ardeidae and Threskiornithidae. Discussion: Based on our mtDNA sequence data, we recovered a robust direct sister relationship between Ardeidae and Threskiornithidae for the first time for mtDNA. Our comprehensive phylogenetic reconstructions contribute to the knowledge of higher level relationships within the water birds and provide evolutionary hypotheses for further studies.

scholarly journals Signatures of Adaptation in Mitochondrial Genomes of Palearctic Subterranean Voles (Arvicolinae, Rodentia)

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1945
Author(s):  
Olga Bondareva ◽  
Evgeny Genelt-Yanovskiy ◽  
Tatyana Petrova ◽  
Semen Bodrov ◽  
Antonina Smorkatcheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Comparative Sequence Analysis ◽  
Selection Signatures ◽  
Subterranean Rodent ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Codon Substitution ◽  
Vole Species ◽  
The Common

This study evaluates signatures of selection in the evolution of the mitochondrial DNA of voles, subfamily Arvicolinae, during the colonization of subterranean environments. The comparative sequence analysis of mitochondrial protein-coding genes of eight subterranean vole species (Prometheomys schaposchnikowi, three species of the genus Ellobius: Ellobius talpinus, Ellobius fuscocapillus and Ellobius lutescens, two species of the genus Terricola: Terricola subterraneus and Terricola daghestanicus, Lasiopodomys mandarinus, and Hyperacrius fertilis) and their closest aboveground relatives was applied using codon-substitution models. The highest number of selection signatures was detected in genes ATP8 and CYTB. The relaxation of selection was observed in most mitochondrial DNA protein-coding genes for subterranean species. The largest amount of relaxed genes is discovered in mole voles (genus Ellobius). The number of selection signatures was found to be independent of the evolutionary age of the lineage but fits the degree of specialization to the subterranean niche. The common trends of selective pressures were observed among the evolutionary ancient and highly specialized subterranean rodent families and phylogenetically young lineages of voles. It suggests that the signatures of adaptation in individual mitochondrial protein-coding genes associated with the colonization of the subterranean niche may appear within a rather short evolutionary timespan.

A new molecular nomenclature for Taenia hydatigena: mitochondrial DNA sequences reveal sufficient diversity suggesting the assignment of major haplotype divisions

Parasitology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
John Asekhaen Ohiolei ◽  
Hong-Bin Yan ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Wen-Hui Li ◽  
Yao-Dong Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Nucleotide Substitutions ◽  
Taenia Hydatigena ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Major Haplotype ◽  
Cysticercus Tenuicollis ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Veterinary Importance

Abstract Cysticercosis caused by the metacestode larval stage of Taenia hydatigena formerly referred to as Cysticercus tenuicollis is a disease of veterinary importance that constitutes a significant threat to livestock production worldwide, especially in endemic regions due to condemnation of visceral organs and mortality rate of infected young animals. While the genetic diversity among parasites is found to be potentially useful in many areas of research including molecular diagnostics, epidemiology and control, that of T. hydatigena across the globe remains poorly understood. In this study, analysis of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of adult worms and larval stages of T. hydatigena isolated from dogs, sheep and a wild boar in China showed that the population structure consists of two major haplogroups with very high nucleotide substitutions involving synonymous and non-synonymous changes. Compared with other cestodes such as Echinococcus spp., the genetic variation observed between the haplogroups is sufficient for the assignment of major haplotype or genotype division as both groups showed a total of 166 point-mutation differences between the 12 mitochondrial protein-coding gene sequences. Preliminary analysis of a nuclear protein-coding gene (pepck) did not reveal any peculiar changes between both groups which suggests that these variants may only differ in their mitochondrial makeup.

Genetic variation of the white-spotted longicorn beetle Anoplophora spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Japan detected by mitochondrial DNA sequence

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiko Muraji ◽  
Sadao Wakamura ◽  
Hiroe Yasui ◽  
Norio Arakaki ◽  
Yasutsune Sadoyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Longicorn Beetle ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna Sequence

scholarly journals Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Psammocora profundacella (Scleractinia, Psammocoridae): mitogenome characterisation and phylogenetic implications

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Tian ◽  
Jiaguang Xiao ◽  
Zhiyu Jia ◽  
Feng Guo ◽  
Xiaolei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Gc Content ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gene Content ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna Sequence ◽  
Phylogenetic Implications

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence data have played a significant role in phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of scleractinian corals. In this study, the complete mitogenome of Psammocora profundacella Gardiner, 1898, collected from Guangdong Province, China, was sequenced by next-generation sequencing for the first time. Psammocora profundacella is the first species for which a mitogenome has been sequenced in the family Psammocoridae. The length of its assembled mitogenome sequence was 16,274 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, two tRNAs and two rRNAs. Its gene content and gene order were consistent with the other Scleractinia species. All genes were encoded on the H strand and the GC content of the mitochondrial genome was 30.49%. Gene content and order were consistent with the other Scleractinia species. Based on 13 protein-coding genes, Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic analysis showed that P. profundacella belongs to the “Robust” clade. Mitochondrial genome data provide important molecular information for understanding the phylogeny of stony corals. More variable markers and additional species should be sequenced to confirm the evolutionary relationships of Scleractinia in the future.

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